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Super Nintendo

The Super Nintendo or SNES as it is widely known, was Nintendo Corporation's 16 bit equivalent to the Sega Megadrive, and was the successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in Japan on November 21, 1990 and called the Super Famicom (short for Super Family Computer) it quickly established itself as Sega's main rival.

In Autumn 1991, the Super Nintendo hit the American shops. With a different design to the Super Famicom (although the internal architecture was identical), and a different cartridge shape to combat importing of US games overseas, the American model matched the success of the Super Famicom in Japan.

Finally, after almost two years of waiting, the Europeans got to see what all the fuss was about and they weren't disappointed! Sporting the same case as the Super Famicom, but running at a slower clock speed of 50Hz because many TV sets did not have the capability to run at 60Hz, the initial release of the Super Nintendo came bundled with two controllers and Super Mario World. Early game releases included the excellent F-Zero, and an arcade conversion of Super R-Type.

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Over the next few years, the Super Nintendo produced some of the best known video games of all time. Mario made his obligatory appearance in many games (the best of the bunch being Super Mario Kart), and Donkey Kong made a welcome return in the hugely successful Donkey Kong Country trilogy. Other notable successes were Super Probotector: Alien Rebels, Street Fighter 2 Turbo and RPG classics such as Zelda and Secret of Mana.

As the competition between Sega and Nintendo went on, and the games got better and better, so did the technology. Many of the later games released contained additional hardware to create advanced effects, compress data and process instructions quicker. The two most widely used were the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) chip which was used in games such Pilotwings and Super Mario Kart to create 3D effects by scaling and rotating backgrounds, and the SuperFX chip used in Starwing which creates 3D landscapes through polygons and texture mapping (something we are all used to now, but was revolutionary at the time!).

The Super Nintendo was succeeded by the Nintendo 64 in 1997, and was taken off the shelves in 1998. This was due to the phenomenal success of the Playstation. The Playstation had originally been developed by Sony and Nintendo together as a CD add-on for the SNES, but they scrapped the idea. Sony took the technology they had been working on and created the Playstation. The rest is history.

Many people regard the Super Nintendo as the best video game system made, and few could argue the effect it has had on recent game developments. The Nintendo / Sega war that raged in the nineties was the same as the Commodore / Spectrum war of the eighties, and however you feel about the console it will always remain one of the most significant piece's of video gaming history.

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Asterix

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The peace and quiet of the village of the indomitable Gauls has been disrupted by a disturbing piece of news: Obelix has disappeared. Where could Obelix be? In Greece? Or Rome perhaps? To find him you will need to travel throughout Gaul, across the Roman Empire, and as far afield as the Egyptian Pyramids. And all the time you have to battle with the Roman armies and avoid the traps set by Caesar's spies.

Axelay

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You're stewed! Even though you've got the Axelay prototype combat stratafighter with the most sophisticated weaponry in the Illis solar system, the 3D graphics and perspectives are so realistically shocking that you'll probably freak out and bury the ship in an asteroid. Nevertheless, you're the only remaining hope for a cluster of worlds bonded by one common goal - to suppress the ruthless onslaught brought forth by the Armada of Annihilation in a six-level galactic blitzkrieg!

Arkanoid - Doh it Again

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Another World

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Following a freak accident, scientist Lester Chaykin materialises, dazed and confused in unfamiliar surroundings. This is not Earth. This is another world and as huge inquisitive tentacles snaked towards him he knew he had to do something fast. The fight for survival had begun. 

Animaniacs

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The Warner Corporation has completed a monumental film work that could win them the Academy Award, but someone has stolen the script! Help Yahoo, Wakko and Dot stop the movies madness caused by Pinky & The Brain's plan to take over the world. Cartoons come to life in this epic escapade to find the missing movie script.

Aladdin

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For years, Jafar, the Sultan's evil advisor has sought a magic treasure - a single lamp that holds the key to the greatest power in the world. With this goal in sight, Jafar learns that only one person in the world can claim the magic lamp from the Dreaded cave of Wonders - one whose rags hide a heart that is pure - a diamond in the rough! Join Aladdin and his pet monkey Abu, as they race toward their date with destiny.  

Alien 3

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You grope through the darkness. Heart-Pounding fear chokes your breath. Your motion tracker flashes. You want to run. But, if you don't destroy every acid-spitting xenomorph on the planet the nightmare will never end! Three times the Suspense, Three times the Danger, Three times the Terror.

Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving

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You race against sixteen F1 champions. The most exciting F1 game ever! A realistic race simulation based on the latest real course data. Sixteen Grand Prix and two optional courses. Realistic! Experience real Grand Prix racing. The thrilling crossover at Suzuka and the tunnel at Monaco!

Aero the Acro-Bat

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Step right up to the ACRO-BATiest show on earth! The madman industrialist Edgar Ektor has seized control of The World of Amusement. He and his deranged cast of fairground freaks threaten the circus. The only hope for survival is the death defying AERO THE ACRO-BAT! 

Adventures of Mighty Max

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Many years ago, globe trotting was instant by stepping through a doorway - a portal to another place. But the evil skullmaster wanted the system for his own use and set about destroying the portal system, or at least most of it. He kept some portals open for his own use - to store the most powerful weapon known! To protect himself, skullmaster has hidden parts of the weapon in different sections of the world. Each part of the weapon is guarded by skullmaster's minions. Mighty max and his friends have set out on an incredible journey. There mission? To recover the weapon and save the world from the evil skullmaster.

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